Indicators

The Conference of the Parties (COP) agreed on a provisional list of global headline indicators, to assess progress at the global level towards the 2010 target (decision VII/30), and to effectively communicate trends in biodiversity related to the three objectives of the Convention.

Trends in genetic diversity of domesticated animals, cultivated plants, and fish species of major socioeconomic importance

Sustainable use

Area of forest, agricultural and aquaculture ecosystems under sustainable management

Proportion of products derived from sustainable sources

Ecological footprint and related concepts

Threats to biodiversity

Nitrogen deposition

Trends in invasive alien species

Ecosystem integrity and ecosystem goods and services

Marine Trophic Index

Water quality of freshwater ecosystems

Trophic integrity of other ecosystems

Connectivity / fragmentation of ecosystems

Incidence of human-induced ecosystem failure

Health and well-being of communities who depend directly on local ecosystem goods and services

Biodiversity for food and medicine

Status of traditional knowledge, innovations and Practices

Status and trends of linguistic diversity and numbers of speakers of indigenous languages

Other indicator of the status of indigenous and traditional knowledge

Status of access and benefit-sharing

Indicator of access and benefit-sharing

Status of resource transfers

Official development assistance provided in support of the Convention

Indicator of technology transfer

The second edition of Global Biodiversity Outlook makes use of the indicators and provides a clear presentation of the trends of biodiversity loss.

Development of the indicators

In decision VII/30 the COP established a process for testing and developing the indicators, with inputs from SBSTTA, the ad hoc Working Groups on ABS and Article 8(j), and an AHTEG on indicators for assessing progress towards the 2010 biodiversity target. The work of the AHTEG (Montreal, 19 - 22 October 2004) was prepared by an electronic discussion forum in which a series of task forces commented on possible indicators and lead organziations. The AHTEG meeting was preceded by a Liaison Group meeting (Montreal, 18 October 2004) in which representatives of possible lead organizations on individual indicators discussed strategies for supporting the process. The organizations are now members of the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership, established at the initiative of UNEP-WCMC and with funding from the GEF.